Manchester City vs Newcastle Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th February 2025

Manchester City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Newcastle swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Although only separated by a few points, The Magpies will have their work cut out for them this coming Saturday. The Sky Blues are favoured to maintain the lead they currently hold on The Magpies in the Premier League standings.

The Citizens scored 2.3 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 23 times. They conceded 16 goals, an average of 1.6 and pulled off two clean sheets.

The Magpies are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 25 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while Newcastle claimed five clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time The Citizens played The Magpies. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Manchester City vs Newcastle Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Arsenal by a 5-1 score, before winning 1-2 against Leyton Orient. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-3 against Real Madrid. Manchester City won three of their previous six matches at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 12 goals to nine against.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-2 against Fulham, before beating Arsenal 2-0. Another win followed, this time by 2-3 against Birmingham. Newcastle claimed 13 points in their last six Premier League matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded seven and scored 14 goals themselves.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Newcastle could turn out a bit slippery for Manchester City. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter on Saturday.

Manchester City earned 11 points from their last seven matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed three wins, following 12 goals scored while also conceding 11. In the last five games against teams in the top six, Newcastle claimed two wins and eight points. They scored nine and conceded seven goals. Manchester City claimed 12 wins, five draws as well as seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Newcastle have a record of 12 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Newcastle Squads

Manchester City Squad

Guardiola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Newcastle from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/15), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/9), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/1), Christian McFarlane (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/2), John Stones (2/10), Josko Gvardiol (5/23), Manuel Akanji (0/20), Nathan Ake (0/9), Rico Lewis (1/19), Ruben Dias (0/14), Vitor Reis (0/0), Bernardo Silva (2/23), Claudio Echeverri (0/0), Ilkay Gundogan (0/21), Jack Grealish (0/15), James McAtee (1/7), Jeremy Doku (3/15), Kevin De Bruyne (2/17), Mateo Kovacic (4/20), Matheus Nunes (0/16), Nico Gonzalez (0/0), Nico O'Reilly (0/1), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (7/19), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (1/19), Erling Haaland (19/24), Omar Marmoush (0/2).

Newcastle Squad

Below is the full team squad of Newcastle. The manager Howe will pick his starting XI against Manchester City from these players:

John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/9), Nick Pope (0/15), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/23), Emil Krafth (0/3), Fabian Schaer (2/20), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/14), Matt Targett (0/1), Sven Botman (0/3), Valentino Livramento (0/23), Bruno Guimaraes (2/24), Jacob Murphy (4/21), Joelinton (4/23), Joseph Willock (0/21), Lewis Hall (0/24), Lewis Miley (0/5), Sandro Tonali (1/22), Sean Longstaff (0/18), Alexander Isak (17/22), Anthony Gordon (6/23), Callum Wilson (0/4), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (5/20), Trevan Sanusi (0/0), William Osula (0/9).

Manchester City vs Newcastle Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Manchester City, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Rodri and Oscar Bobb are all absent from the Manchester City squad that faces Newcastle at Etihad Stadium.

Apparently, Newcastle have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

Names like Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Manchester City.

Manchester City vs Newcastle Lineups

Manchester City vs Newcastle H2H

Manchester City and Newcastle had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3. The Citizens enjoy a good 8-2-0 advantage against Newcastle, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 5/6.

Manchester City vs Newcastle Results

In the last ten matches between Manchester City and Newcastle over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Manchester City vs Newcastle Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Alexander Isak, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target six times in recent Premier League matches for Newcastle, with a total for the season saying 17 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With six goals lately for Manchester City in the Premier League, Erling Haaland is also a player to look out for.

Manchester City claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Newcastle won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing two in this series of matches. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Etihad Stadium since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Manchester City. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Newcastle.

Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened six times. Manchester City managed an average of three goals, while Newcastle averaged 0.9 goals a game. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in ten of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Newcastle, who scored 2.2 times on average in these matches.